"Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah
--from the LORD out of the heavens. Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire
plain, including all those living in the cities --and also the vegetation in the
land." Genesis 19:24, 25 NIV)

At the south end of the beautiful, yet barren Dead Sea area, there is a mountain known
as Mt. Sodom. It is adjacent to this area that the city of Sodom was located.
The Bible indicates that there were more than just the two cities of Sodom and
Gomorrah that were destroyed that day. So far, at least 5 cities have been
discovered that were turned to ash and have sulfur balls strewn throughout them. The
location of each of these was found by scrutinizing satellite maps of the area, locating
geometric shapes, particularly square or rectangular areas. Visits to each location,
with the subsequent finding of a city turned to ash and many sulfur balls (brimstone in
the King James version of the Bible), provided confirmation.

Jonathan Gray points to one of the cities. You can see the rectangular outline of
the city walls. The white colored ash of the cities stands in stark contrast to the
grayish brown of the surrounding desert.

The walls of the city in the picture below are quite evident. No speculation
needed. The houses and buildings were actually quite substantial in size, suggesting
a people of great stature once inhabited these cities. The walls and everything in
the cities were turned completely to ash!

Here is a mound that looks as if it had been a ziggurat (a pagan pyramidal temple).
Outside of some of the cities were large shapes that were very similar in shape to
the Great Sphinx of Egypt.

The presence of scorpions made for a heightened awareness as one entered some of the
houses turned to ash.

A worker picks up a chunk of wall and easily crushes it.

Hundreds of sulfur balls were found and collected. On two occasions, the
investigation teams entered the cities after a rain fall. The glass surrounding the
balls glistened in the light, the rain having exposed millions of the balls.

The balls themselves were composed of pressed pure powder sulfur. Checking with
volcanic experts around the world confirmed that no where else in the world, even around
volcanic activity, were any balls of this composition found. When the balls had fallen from heaven, they were estimated to be around 5,000º Celsius (or around 9,000º Fahrenheit). After consuming everything that was
around them, the heat continue to melt the ash that had formed around them, vitrifying
(turning to glass) the ash. Thus the balls were surrounded by a glassy casing of
melted and re-solidified ash.

Some coins which were initially thought to be made of gold were found. However, upon analysis, it
was found that the coins had been turned into gold salts. The heat had literally
burned up the gold in the coins turning them to gold ash.

The following photographs show the explorers finding some of the sulfur balls inside a
house turned to ash, and then burning a sample.

One of the many sulfur ball sample collected by the verification teams.
Independent laboratory testing confirmed that the balls had a high (95+%) sulfur content.